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CMS: $32M Available to Enroll Children in Medicaid, CHIP

CMS announced $32 million in grants is now available to public entities and private community organizations with approved proposals to identify and enroll children eligible for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.

Consumer Preference for Retail Clinics Steadily Grows, Poll Shows

Adults' use of retail health clinics has steadily climbed in the past four years, according to a new HealthDay poll, as 27 percent of adults indicated they visited a retail clinic in the past two years — up from 7…

VHA to Support Patient-Centered Medical Neighborhood Demo

VHA and two other organizations are starting in a patient-centered medical neighborhood demonstration project, a newer concept designed to improve primary health from a community-level perspective.

Implementing Therapeutic Hypothermia Treatment: One Health System's Approach

Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health will soon introduce a therapeutic hypothermia treatment protocol for cardiac arrest patients at four of its member hospitals in rural western North Carolina. The survival rate for out-of-hospital heart attacks in rural North Carolina is about…

Study: Ambulance Diversion Ban Did Not Increase ED Crowding

Length of stay at nine Boston-area hospitals' emergency departments did not increase after ambulance diversion was banned in 2009, according to a study in Annals of Emergency Medicine.

Study: Coordinated Care May Reduce Disabled Adult ED Visits

The National Institutes of Health announced research indicating that coordinated care can prevent unnecessary emergency department visits by adults with disabilities.

Health Management Associates to Build New Facility in Mississippi

Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates has received approval from the Mississippi State Department of Health to build a new $133 million medical center in Biloxi, Miss., according to a Clarion Ledger report.

Corona Regional Med Center's Expansion Plans Reviewed by City Committee

Corona (Calif.) Regional Medical Center's plans to expand are being reviewed by the Corona Infrastructure Committee, according to a report by The Press-Enterprise.

Lawrence Hospital to Move Ahead With $34M Expansion Plans

Lawrence Hospital Center in Bronxville, N.Y., has received approval from the Bronxville Planning Board for its planned $34 million expansion project, according to a Bronxville Daily Voice report.

NYU Langone Reopens Today

NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan will reopen today after it lost generator power and evacuated 300 patients during Superstorm Sandy, according to a Wall Street Journal/Associated Press report.